02-20-2014, 08:14 PM
Heyyy, nice studies going on here matkaminski! As a crit, I'd recommend watching some of the saturation in those skin tones, because they seem a little flat at the moment. It may be the sources you are pulling your refs from, in which case I'd suggest trying to get the most "natural" photos possible (that don't look super color-corrected or "professional"). For instance, in that oil paint video you posted, you can see how rich the artist's warms are and all of the interesting cools that are there as well. Something that may help is laying down the most saturated colors first as a base, then layering on top (or an extra color, soft light, or saturation layer on top may do the job).
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